According to police, Spencer and others were engaged in a physical altercation outside one of the bars in the area and during the fight Spencer allegedly pushed a 22-year-old woman in the shoulder and up against a white truck, causing her injury.

Police also said that during the investigation Spencer began to walk away from the officers and crossed Mesa St., after being told to stop by the officers.

Spencer was caught by the officers and placed under arrest for Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Evading Arrest/Detention. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail on a bond of $1,500.00.

"We are in the information-gathering stage right now and will take the appropriate disciplinary action when we have all the details," UTEP football coach Sean Kugler said in a statement.

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